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Sit-ins over Manipur buffer zones ahead of Meitei pilgrimage trigger fresh row

India, April 14 -- Thousands of Kuki-Zo women demanding denial of "unauthorised entry" into areas identified as "theirs" staged sit-ins across the ethnic violence-hit Manipur's Churachandpur district ... Read More


Use and misuse of declaration of emergency - Hafiz Hassan

Kuala Lampur, April 14 -- On December 16, 2020, then Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (the King) had consented to a declaration of Emergency in Gerik, Perak and... Read More


Communities trying to protect their interests, nothing wrong in it: DK Shivakumar on caste census

India, April 14 -- Amid the ongoing caste census debate, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said that communities were trying to protect their interests, and there was nothing wro... Read More


EAM Jaishankar speaks on phone with Omani FM amid Iran-US nuclear talks

New Delhi, April 14 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke on the phone with Oman's Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi and discussed "recent regional developments", amid the Omani-med... Read More


Murshidabad violence: Sukanta Majumdar writes to Bengal Governor, raises concern over atrocities on Hindus

Kolkata, April 14 -- Union Minister and West Bengal state president for BJP Sukanta Majumdar wrote a letter to West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and raised concerns over the atrocities happening to ... Read More


"Waqf politics exposes opposition's hypocrisy": BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla slams opposition

New Delhi, April 14 -- BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla on Monday criticized opposition parties of hypocrisy and betrayal of Dr BR Ambedkar's ideals for their stance on the Waqf Amendment Act on the occa... Read More


BSP seen to cut rates anew in June amid easing inflation, growth risks

Manila, April 14 -- Fitch Solutions unit BMI forecasted that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will cut policy rates anew in June following a 25 basis points (bps) easing during the Monetary Board... Read More


Telangana becomes first state to operationalize SC Sub-Categorization Act

Guwahati, April 14 -- The Telangana Government has officially implemented the Telangana Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservations) Act 2025 on Monday, marking as the first state in India to op... Read More


"West Bengal moving towards anarchy": BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi on Mamata Banerjee's statement on Waqf Act

New Delhi, April 14 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sudhanshu Trivedi on Monday attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's statement on the Waqf Amendment Act and said that the state... Read More


As police start probe in Bengal's Murshidabad, some see a pattern in violence

India, April 14 -- As 17 companies of central police force, deployed in Murshidabad's Jangipur sub-division on the Calcutta high court's April 12 order work with the state police to restore peace, pol... Read More